FEBRUARY 28, 2024

(NASCAR)

Daniel Suárez (No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet) captured his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season Sunday, prevailing in a three-wide photo finish to win the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Suárez continued after a Lap 2 crash and led just nine of the 260 laps, holding on for an 0.003-second margin of victory over Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford) at the finish. His first win at the 1.54-mile Georgia track was the second of his Cup Series career. Kyle Busch (No. 8 RCR Chevrolet) finished third — just 0.007 seconds back of the race winner as the trio finished three-abreast on the dash to the checkered flag. Watch the finish here. 

(Trans Am)

Seventeen-year-old Connor Zilisch was unstoppable in the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series race at Sebring International Raceway, opening up the 2024 season with a win from the pole. Zilisch took green flag from the point position and led every lap en route to victory, cleanly dominating the 27-lap race. Zilisch’s No. 7 Silver Hare Racing Chevrolet Camaro was the class of the field, pacing the competition from start to finish. He managed to open up multi-second advantages over second place through three long runs, effortlessly keeping his lead through two restarts after full-course cautions. (Thank you to Trans Am Media.)

Editor's Note: This is our dearly departed billboard, which we had at Road America for several years. Peter gifted the phrase "America's National Park of Speed" to the track, which now uses it proudly in all of its communications. -WG

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